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Happy Anniversary to Jax and Mrs.Jax!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 1, 07:59 2
- Thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 08:04
- Happy Anniversary to a great couple! -- nm - amoxy Mar 1, 08:03
*sigh* another day ending in 'Y.' I need some excitement in my life. tRu, any suggestions ;-) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 1, 07:58 1
- wait a minute - *you're* the crazy chick?? --nm - prayformojo Mar 1, 08:03
Hurrah! My work schedule has changed again. No more unloading trucks at the butt crack of dawn on Sunday! I got a regular Mon-Fri thing again! -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:51
starting to lose patience with UVerse.... - groiny Mar 1, 07:50
My sister-in-law announced her wedding date (2011) over the weekend. She's getting married on a holiday. - prayformojo Mar 1, 07:48 35
- New Year's Day. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 07:54
- 11/11/11 is a popular choice. How about Thanksgiving or Christmas? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:54
- the answer: - prayformojo Mar 1, 07:54 17
  - We were married on Easter Saturday. Biggest benefit was that the church was decorated for Easter - we didn't have to buy flowers :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 1, 08:01 1
    - ...plus I already had the bunny suit -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 08:02
  - What, people can't get married that day? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:57 11
    - it's odd, especially if a large part of your guest list is going to have religious obligations to fulfill that day... -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 08:03
    - They can, but often people have other commitments. -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 08:00 3
      - Like what? Go to church? - JaxSean Mar 1, 08:03 2
        
        The traditional Mass is not celebrated on that day. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 08:05
        
        Yes. It's probably the holiest day of the year on the Christian calendar. -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 08:05
    - Seriously. You have 52 Fridays to pick and you choose that one? -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 08:00 4
      - To be fair, that one does move around the calander. Maybe they don't know? -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 08:01 3
        
        You'd think though it'd be a "Oh...really? Well, how about the next weekend" kind of conversation -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 08:02
        
        It's not a rave. You can check the calendar and know when Good Friday's going to be. -- nm - Max Mar 1, 08:02 1
        
        I dunno much about engagements or weddings or anything, but I figured it was excitement first, thinking didn't come back into play yet. -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 08:07
    - It's a Friday, no marrying couple should be able to mess up attendee schedules like that. -- nm - Max Mar 1, 07:59
  - So many "3 days later" jokes... -- nm - Ender Mar 1, 07:55 1
    - On the plus side, you don't have to decorate the car to send them off, you can just roll a big rock in front of them and seal them in until 3 days later. -- nm - Ender Mar 1, 08:03
  - oh dear... - znufrii Mar 1, 07:55
- Talk Like a Pirate Day. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 07:53 4
  - Do ye take this scallywag to be yer first mate, m'hartey? -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:54 3
    - Aye-Aye, Cap'n!! -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 07:55 2
      - ~ Oooooooooh, who goes on their honeymoon under the sea? ~ -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:58 1
        
        ~SpongeBob SquareDeevs!!!~ -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 07:59
- Super Bowl Sunday -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 07:53
- Columbus Day. -- nm - Ender Mar 1, 07:52
- Halloween. -- nm - Callisto Mar 1, 07:51
- Embrace a Poltergeist Day -- nm - Max Mar 1, 07:51
- Veteran's Day -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:51
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- guy fawkes day....nm - x Mar 1, 07:50
- Armistice Day! -- nm - decline Mar 1, 07:49
- Memorial Day? -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:49 1
  - Flag Day? -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:53
st poll: whats the funniest thing that happened to you/near you over the weekend? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 1, 07:42 6
- I was making twice-baked potatoes. Someone I live with tasted them and whispered in loving, breathless tones to the potatoes (and not me)... - Diva Mar 1, 08:03
- Well, what are you going to do to spice it up? -- nm - amoxy Mar 1, 08:02
- My daughter and I were talking about both Grandpa's being soldiers and my daughter says "Is that how papa lost his hair?" -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 07:59 2
  - If I go bald, "grenade" will make for a great story to children about it. -- nm - Max Mar 1, 08:00 1
    - "I lost my hair in the war" - oblique Mar 1, 08:01
- Friday morning, while driving the kids to school, we mentioned the new car and I said "it's Attila the Hyndai." - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:53
Its a sad day in Canada when the #1 trending item on Twiter is not the Olympics but Justin Bieber's Birthday :( - Walt_Disney Mar 1, 07:22 4
- Ke$ha turns 23 today! -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:49
- try twitter next time. girls interested in (i.e. texting about) Justin take liberties with spelling - zork Mar 1, 07:25
- last night, number 1 was Giant Inflatable Beavers -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 07:22 1
  - Canadians are fickle -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 07:27
thinks st is boring ------------- - > tRuMaN Mar 1, 07:20 7
- You need a super freaky girlfriend to spice up your life. -- nm - mara Mar 1, 07:22 6
  - there's a Rick James joke here that I can't think of -- nm - zork Mar 1, 07:40
  - you might even say a crazy girlfriend. -- nm - loosilu Mar 1, 07:32
  - ST just pales in comparison - SyrDragon Mar 1, 07:25
  - I wonder where he could find one of those -- nm - zork Mar 1, 07:23 2
    - Is your Mom available? - TWuG Mar 1, 07:26 1
      - I'm not sure if senility is quite enough for him - zork Mar 1, 07:33
is there a way in firefox to delete all saved cookies and passwords? -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 07:10 5
- Alternately if you really wanna kill things, a third party program like CCleaner will get the job done + some. -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:47 1
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- Ctrl+shift+delete -- nm - decline Mar 1, 07:11
- Yes. Under the Privacy tab of the settings, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 07:10 1
  - ah, *security* tab. found it, thanks. -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 07:12
shipping today: gake no ue no ponyo....nm - x Mar 1, 07:00 7
- woo woo! - Callisto Mar 1, 07:52
- Shipping Today: Yes Man. Looks like I didn't make the Ponyo cut. -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:48
- is this Disney's or sub from Japan? - SyrDragon Mar 1, 07:35 2
  - it's the new r1 dvd, but it's got the original language track. i won't watch the english dub....nm - x Mar 1, 07:47 1
    - word. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:48
- I think I ate that saturday at the thai place. - Will Hunting Mar 1, 07:01 1
  - Hahahahaha. -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:05
Sen Blanche Lincoln gets another opponent. - Will Hunting Mar 1, 06:48 8
- good -- nm - Don Homer Mar 1, 06:48 7
  - Expand. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 1, 06:49 6
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      - I don't disagree, I'm just curious as to DH's logic -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 1, 06:59
    - don't know too much about him, but what I do know tells me he'd have to be better than her. She's worthless. - Don Homer Mar 1, 06:52 3
      - Worthless how? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 1, 06:58 2
        
        Probably because she's so conservative. "Interest groups on the Democratic side continue to target her on myriad fronts � the environment, healthcare - mara Mar 1, 07:11 1
        
        Glenn Greenwald is practically wetting himself with excitement on his blog... -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 07:48
for the next two weeks you guys get to hear my work stress - right now, boss is questioning *everything* - Andie Mar 1, 06:43 5
- Think of it this way...what's the worst they can do? Oh yeah...they already DID that. Screw 'em. - Jim Mar 1, 07:33
- I feel you pain - oblique Mar 1, 06:51
- "That's just the way it is *shrug*" -- nm - Andie SI Mar 1, 06:51 1
  - "If you can't find something, look on the bookkeeper's desk" -- nm - Andie SI Mar 1, 06:51
- Hang in there! best wishes -- nm - Don Homer Mar 1, 06:44
Weekend: Parenthood (Steve Martin): B-; The Hazel Bloom's Berry Crisp (A); fighting off a cold w/o getting really sick: A+; Olympic gold medal hockey: - prayformojo Mar 1, 06:38 26
- The Prestige: B+ -- nm - jingoist pixie Mar 1, 07:52
- Adventureland: B. Sparticus episides 2-4: D+ (I hate it but yet I'm still watching it. At least they put some gay stuff in.) -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:50
- Goodfellas - A; Olympics Watching - B- (blame NBC); finishing Thing-A-Day - A+. -- nm - Callisto Mar 1, 07:46
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- Withnail and I - A- (George Harrison produced some bloody good films), The Crazies B-, final ep of Being Human S2 - A-. -- nm - LMS Mar 1, 07:33
- UMD Win A+, SATC Season 3 Disc 1 B+ -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:06
- The Last Station: B+; The Cove: A-; The Lovely Bones:C+ -- nm - Ender Mar 1, 07:02
- Avatar: A-. Up in the Air: B+. Precious: B+. The Blind Side: B-, Inglorious Basterds: C+. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 06:58 4
  - Are you sure your ratings didn't decline just due to the sheer volume of films watched in a single day? -- nm - Qale Mar 1, 07:52 1
    - Yes. I was surprisingly *not* tired at the end of the day. I could have done one or two more. - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:57
  - What did the wife and daughter think of them? - MDH Mar 1, 07:11 1
    - About the same. My wife didn't like Up in the Air all that much, but yes, Inglorious Basterds was the least fave. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 07:28
- Snowblower fail (D-), Pokemon with son (A).... - SyrDragon Mar 1, 06:58 1
  - oh, and 'Cuse win! (A) -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 1, 07:02
- make way for tomorrow a minus, womens gold curling match a, men's gold curling match b, chelsea-man city b plus....nm - x Mar 1, 06:57 2
  - the 10th end in the women's match was really something -- nm - prayformojo Mar 1, 06:59 1
    - it was a great match overall. sweden dominated to the half, canada came back to take the lead but then sweden pulled it out... - x Mar 1, 07:02
- Avatar: B+, Smiley Face: unwatchable. I liked in Avatar that Cameron incorporated deep sea life luminescence in the jungle creatures. -- nm - Max Mar 1, 06:44 3
  - The people that think "Smiley Face" is funny are incredibly out of touch. -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:11 2
    - Out of touch with what they think is funny? -- nm - mara Mar 1, 07:12 1
      - With reality, she is the worst fake pothead I've ever seen. -- nm - MDH Mar 1, 07:15
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- In the Loop (B+), Triangle (A-). Also visited the B&O Train Museum in Balmer, which was a lot of fun. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 1, 06:41 2
  - is triangle this one? -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 1, 06:43 1
    - yes -- nm - Don Homer Mar 1, 06:44
- Whiteout: D, Feast of Love (C-) -- nm - CQ Mar 1, 06:41
"Top 10" Mispronounced 'foodie' words - JaxSean Mar 1, 06:26 9
- The ones I know, I'm pronouncing correctly. Except bruschetta. But I''ll chalk that up to the Americanization of the word. -- nm - TWuG Mar 1, 07:16
- Poutine -- nm - zork Mar 1, 06:53
- how about Ombudsman -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 1, 06:41 1
  - Because it tastes like feet -- nm - Guigue Mar 1, 06:47
- (Huitlacoche is corn fungus) -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 06:30 3
  - and checking on wiki, Pouilly-Fusse is a grape variety and paczki is a Polish jelly donut -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 06:32 2
    - Mmmm....mispronounced donut. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 06:32 1
      - I've had them - they're OK, but I prefer American-style donuts -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 06:35
- No quinoa? Boo! -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 06:30
is there any benefit to getting a wireless N router over a G? - tRuMaN Mar 1, 06:24 3
- Speed, range plus the N spec has better support for QoS as I understand it -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 06:50 2
  - second question, its two questions really. - tRuMaN Mar 1, 06:59 1
    - Look for "wireless access points" but you may find it cheaper to buy a WiFi router and disable the "routing" parts of it - oblique Mar 1, 07:26
Done. The HP 2740p Core i7 convertable tablet laptop will be my next machine - oblique Mar 1, 06:16 3
- where'd you buy it? details! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 1, 06:38 2
  - Oh, it's not out yet. I've just finally made up my mind :) -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 06:50 1
    - Ah. Didn't know if you preordered somewhere. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 1, 06:52
Personal spending rose 0.5 percent in January (more than expected), though incomes were only up 0.1 percent (less than expected). -- (link) - Don Homer Mar 1, 05:51 1
- yay, people are spending faster than their salaries are rising. at least that's never gotten us in trouble before....nm - x Mar 1, 06:03
Caribou Coffee unveils its new logo redesign on Facebook -- (link) - Hotkiss Mar 1, 05:12 [Image] 11
- It's a giant beaver! -- nm - oblique Mar 1, 05:41 1
  - *becomes a fan* nm -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 06:21
- I've only been in a CC once, but I really enjoyed the experience. -- nm - psilotum Mar 1, 05:40 1
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- it's a tornado! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 1, 05:27
- huh. what is it supposed to be? -- nm - loosilu Mar 1, 05:16 5
  - It's a coffee cup. Well, two, actually. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 1, 06:21 1
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  - It's brilliant. Modern, and involves its business in the logo (see the coffee bean for the body?) -- nm - Hotkiss Mar 1, 05:23
  - doesn't look like a jumping caribou to you? Looks cool to me -- nm - CQ Mar 1, 05:17 1
    - oh, now I see it! I like it. maybe a little to abstract. -- nm - loosilu Mar 1, 05:22
Checking the BBs the UK version of Life is available on Blu-ray for those that can't wait. -- (link) - LMS Mar 1, 03:45 1
- Oh, and the series should have been called 'Death'. -- nm - LMS Mar 1, 03:55
wake up -- nm - prayformojo Mar 1, 03:34
Sure, why not, I'll get it moving. -- nm - TFox Mar 1, 01:15 4
- Bring plenty of TP. -- nm - nubby Mar 1, 04:54
- The first of the month is my favorite time here. That's when I go look at the new poster stats. -- (link) - Trish Mar 1, 04:53 2
  - ~ I'm the STapotamus, my lameness is bottomless.... ~ -- nm - TFox Mar 1, 05:45 1
    - Awwww, you're a "Dunder Freak" -- nm - Trish Mar 1, 07:42

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